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Steps to Become a Speech Pathologist

To become a speech pathologist requires several steps: 1. Earning at least a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in speech pathology or a related field. 2. Completing at least 420 hours of clinical work, including 25 hours of observation and 375 hours of direct patient care, as well as a clinical fellowship year of full-time clinical work. 3. Passing the Praxis exam to demonstrate understanding of the field and best practices.

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Steps to Become a Speech Pathologist

To become a speech pathologist requires several steps: 1. Earning at least a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in speech pathology or a related field. 2. Completing at least 420 hours of clinical work, including 25 hours of observation and 375 hours of direct patient care, as well as a clinical fellowship year of full-time clinical work. 3. Passing the Praxis exam to demonstrate understanding of the field and best practices.

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FirstStep:Getyoureducation!

TobecomeaSpeechpathologistyouneedtogetyourdegreeandthedegreeyouneedisamastersdegree
Butbeforeyougetyourmastersyouhavetogetabachelor'sdegree,yourbachelorsdegreecanbein
manydifferentthingsitjustdependsontheschoolyougoto.

SecondStep/FirstStep:Clinicalwork
Alongwithyoureducationyouneedupto420hoursofbothobservedclinicalworkandhandsonclinical
work.Thatissplitupbetween25hoursofobservedand375hoursofdirectclinicalworkandthenyoumust
completeaClinicalFellowshipYearwhereyoumustcomplete36weeksoffull-timeclinicalwork.

ThirdStep:TaketheTest
ThenextsteptoyourroadofbecomeanSLPistotakethePraxisExam-ThePraxisexaminationsinaudiology
andspeech-languagepathologyassessbeginningpractitioners'understandingofessentialcontentandcurrent
practices.

FourthStep:GetCertified
FourthstepistogetyourCCC,whichisCertificateofClinicalCompletion,andthisjustshowsthatyouhave
finishedallofyourclinicalworksandyouarereadyforthenextstep.

FifthStep:License
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forwhattheyneedfromaspeechpathologist,inordertobecomealicensedSLP.
SixthStep:FindingaJob
Thefinalstepistofindajobandforaspeechpathologistemploymentisprojectedtogrow21percentfrom
2014to2024,muchfasterthantheaverageforalloccupations.Alsoin2014therewere135,400speech
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andtherewillalwaysbeaneedforspeechpathologistsinthefuture.

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